Machine for making casks.



I J. GILMOUR. MACHINE FOR MAKING GASKS.

APPLICATION FILED OGT.9, 1909.

962,210. Patented June 21, 1910.

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G am/mugs gential arms j, 7', and a vertical arm or I STT J.

JOHN GILMOUR, OF OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR TO GILMOUR HOGSHEADMACHINE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF KENTUCKY.

MACHINE FOR MAKING CASKS.

Application filed October 9, 1909.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, J OHN GILMoUR, a citizen of the United States,resident of Owensboro, in the county of Daviess and State of Kentucky,have made a certain new and useful Invention in Machines for MakingCasks; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the in vention, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters and figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the machine. Fig. 2 is a cross sectionof the machine taken between the stave holders and tighteners. Fig. 3 isa detail end view of the angle iron.

The invention relates to machines for making casks, having for itsobject certain improvements upon the Patent No. 920,730, granted May 4,1909, with the object of making the machine capable of adjustment forthe manufacture of hogsheads, barrels or other casks of differentlengths.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combinations ofparts as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the invention, the letter a,designates the supporting base, composed of end cross bars 17, 6,connected by two longitudinal bars 0, 0, the whole designed to rest uponthe floor.

An intermediate cross bar 6, similar to the end cross bars, is providedwith perforations or notches f, f, for engagement with the longitudinalbars 0, 0, whereby such intermediate cross bar is rendered adjustablealong the longitudinal bars.

At one end of the base is provided a stave holder and tightener g, asshown in my patent referred to, and of annular or ring form, beingformed of two semi-circular sections it, h, having a hinged connectionat i, at the bottom thereof. The rear section h, is supported by ahorizontal top and bottom tanstandard 7c, connecting the arms j, j, thebottom arm 7', being suitably secured to one end cross bar I), by boltsor screws 6 The forward section It, is hinged at its bottom end to therear section it, at 2', as before stated, and at its upper or free endis provided with a perforation 0. A tightening lever 29,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 21, 1910.

Serial No. 521,942.

is fulcrumed at its lower end to the rear sect1on h, and has a flexibleconnection g, with the upper end of the hinged section 71.. The

lever 9, has a pawl engagement with the teeth of the rack s, for thepurpose of maintaining the lever and the forward section h, in positionas adjusted. At the other end portion of the base is provided a staveholder and tightener g, similar in all respects to that first mentionedand having similar letters of reference applied, differentiated by theexponent the bottom arm j, of such holder and tightener being secured tothe intermediate adjustable cross bar 6, by screws or bolts 6.

In order to brace the two stave holders 9, and 9, together the end crossbar I), is provided with an angle iron t, a longitudinal rear brace bara, having bolt connection 4;, 0, at its ends with the vertical arm is,of one stave holder and with the vertical arm 25, of such angle iron,and an adjustable bolt connection to, with the vertical arm is, of theother stave holder, a series of bolt holes 00, being provided in thebrace bar Q), to allow for adjustment of the bolt w, when theintermediate cross bar and the stave holder and tightener carriedthereby are moved in one direction orthe other to accommodate staves ofdifierent lengths.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a machine for making casks, a base having two end cross bars andlongitudinal bars connecting the same, an intermediate movable cross barhaving adjustment along said longitudinal bars, outside supporting meansfor the staves having duplicate parts carried by one of said end crossbars and said intermediate cross bar, means for fixing such adjustmentcomprising an upright carried by the other of said end cross bars, and alongitudinal brace bar having connection with said upright and theoutside stave supporting means at the opposite end of the base, and anadjustable connection with the outside stave supporting means carried bythe intermediate cross bar.

2. In a machine for making casks, a base having two end cross bars andlongitudinal bars connecting the same, an intermediate slidable crossbar having adjustment along said longitudinal bars, outside supportingmeans for the staves having standards and ros b r a d a longitudinabrace bar having connection with said upright and the standard of theoutside stave supporting 10 means at the opposite end of the base, and

an adjustable bolt connection With the standard of the outside stavesupporting means of the intermediate cross bar.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN GILMOUR. tne es ROLLA R. HAYS, H. W. Bo'r'roRF.

